19 dead in floods, landslides on Indonesia`s Java island
The worst hit was Garut district, where 16 people were found dead and eight others are still missing after two rivers overflowed Tuesday night.
Nugroho said Wednesday that about 1,000 villagers were evacuated to army barracks and other temporary shelters.
He said three villagers were killed in Sumedang and one person was still missing after landslides that buried two houses.
Rains frequently caused landslides and widespread flooding across much of Indonesia.